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Erin Claiborne, fangirl and author of YA fantasy A Hero at the End of the World, published in November 2014 by Big Bang Press. Twitter @ErinClaiborne, AO3 @eleveninches
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Never Look Away Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice Song: Vienna Teng - Never Look Away (lyrics) Download: Mediafire links at AO3 Disclaimer: All media contained is property of respective copyright holders. Notes:  For oliviacirce

I started making a short list of songs to vid for this show after episode 10 aired; I came across this one and thought, oh, haha, that would be a funny call back to Yuuri telling Viktor to watch him. Then I texted Olivia about it, and then we texted MORE about it, and by the end of the night, I was looking up YOI raws to download. This song just seems to be written for this show and these characters, and vidding it has been an absolute blast.

Many thanks to Ashley and Andrea for encouragement and suggestions, and to Olivia for literally being with me on every step of this wild ride. She did an excellent beta and was a fantastic sounding board, even though this is actually her (very, very early) birthday gift. THANKS BB :*

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Q: Why does that character have to be gay/bi/black/Asian/Hispanic/etc?

A: As opposed to what?

I’ve found this to be a useful response, because many people will hesitate before saying “white” or “straight.” That hesitation comes from the realization, however subconscious, that they have defaulted all characters to white and straight, and are thereby declaring this normal, while everything else is other. From here, if they choose to acknowledge their internalized (unintentional but still harmful) supremacy rather than going on the defensive, they will begin to understand the real value of representation.

Q: This story isn’t about romance! Why does it matter if the characters are gay? 

A: What should they be instead?

Essentially the same response. By that logic, any character in any story who does not have a romantic or sexual story arc should be aromantic and/or asexual. But the truth is, sexuality is only one part of a character’s identity (hey! just like IRL!). Any character of any race, gender, or sexual orientation can go on an adventure that does not involve sex or romance.

i really needed this today, so for anyone else who might

Thanks I needed this also. I’ll pass it on

Just the Rock blessing your feed

Gotta have the boulder bless my feed.

why is it humans not humen

bc “human” comes from a latin root (homo > humanus > humaine > human) and “man” (and thus “men”) comes from a germanic root (mann > man) 

so you get humans, not humen, since “humans” doesn’t play by germanic rules

look at that i asked a question and i got an answer THANKS

English isn’t a language, it’s three languages stacked on top of each other wearing a trenchcoat.

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It’s been an emotional week. I wanted to share this encounter I had with a very hateful man on the Pittsburgh bus because it reminds me that there are brave people in this world. Let’s all do everything we can to stand up for each other.